The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-25
BASEBALL.

Weidman, the Detroit's pitcher, is for SALE
Betting in Brooklyn is now even that CHI
cago wins the pennant
Fields is developing rapidly as a good
catcher for the Pittsburgs.
Manager o. P. Caylor, of the "Mets'" Is
travelling around with bad case OF malaria
Esterbrooli has received several offers since
his release, one of which came from Chicago
Roseman has been presented with gold
badge by some of his friends in Philadelphia
In a recent game Carsey, of the Eccentrics,
beat his previous records by striking out
nineteen men.
Dan Brouthers, Detroit's first baseman, IS
the third League player to cross the century
line in base hits
That excellent team of colored players, the
Cuban Giants, has so far played 100 games
and lost but twenty-six of them.
Sunday is now with the Chicago team once
more, but will not play for several weeks I'M
til his sprained ankle is in perfect condition.
For long hits Thompson leads the Detroit
team He has in seventy-one games mace
twenty-five doubles, fifteen triples and SIX
| home runs.
Henderson,, having played all over the
country this season, has finally gone back 10
his old team, the AGNES, the club he made
his reputation with. He will cover third
| base.
When Horace Phillips, on behalf of the
Pittsburg club, in the winter of 1888, paid
somewhere about S6,000for the whole Column
bus team the price was thought to be enor-
NOUS Now one player alone will bring more
than was paid for the whole Columbus team.
"How much would Detroit give for Anson|
President Stearns was asked in Detroit. I'D
give him half the club" was the reply. An
son was asked what he thought about it. sob,
I'm for SALE" said he, "but when they make
their figures it must be with me and not with
the club"
Harry Wright, the veteran manager of the
Phillies, has expressed the opinion that the
Detroits will eventually win the champion
ship this season. He says he prefers that it
should be won by an eastern club, but he fears
that neither Boston nor New York will be
able to get there.
Caruthers, of the st. Louis Browns, seldom
mixes with his associates of the diamond
frequently unaccompanied and Immediately
dons his uniform and goes out for practice.
After the game is over he retires to the dress
ing room and in less than ten minutes he
leaves the grounds with his bat and valise in
his hand.
The Boston Courer's choice for the best
three general players of the League is Morrill,,
Williamson, Richardson. Each of these
three men can fill any position IN the nine,
even to pitching. For the best three base
runners, NJ j. Kelly, j. III. Ward, William
Sunday For the best batsmen, Arson,
Thompson, Kelly.
Beatin, who is to pitch for the Wolverines,
is q smooth faced, rugged looking young fei-
low, 81 years of age, five feet nine in height
and weighs 1862 pounds. He is native Of
Baltimore, first playing professionally with
the Fredericktown NId.) club in 1886, and
with the Allentown, Pa, team this season,
where he made his reputation.
Knslow, the Detroit's new catcher, is %
years of age, weighs 100 pounds and stands
five feet ten. He sports blonde mustache,
and is pleasant looking individual. le be-
gan his professional career with the Freder-
ic1town club and went to Allentown this sea-
son. In July last season he caught for the
Washington league team, being put behind
"Bob" Barr.
Philadelphia is now closely pressing the
New Yorks in the team batting. In seventy
four games the latter sent 3,006 men to the
bat, who made 1,054 base hits, with percent
age of $50, while in but seventy-three games
the Quakers were only at the bat 1883 times
and made 96l hits, with percentage of .339.
Detroit and Chicago are closely following
these two clubs.
A regular hornets nest has been stirred up
in the Chicago camp by the recent reports
that Silver Flint had broken his temperance
pledge. Flint, as well as the management,
emphatically denies the report and swears
that he has not touched drop Of any intoxi-
cants since the season opened. Arson says
that no man in the team has touched a drop
of liquor since their contracts were signed,
and if they do 500 fine will be inflicted for
the first offense and 5000 for the second.